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Monday, July 13th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hill Hustle. Pentagon budget deliberations are kicking into high gear in Congress. The Senate is set to start debating the FY '10 defense authorization bill today and continue hashing out amendments all week. After the bill passes, a Senate-House conference committee will convene to negotiate one final bill. The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee is scheduled to mark up its version of the defense appropriations bill on Thursday, before a full…

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